The Oscars

The 2013 awards season has arrived, and the nominees include a batch of fresh new faces in Hollywood (and singers!) as well as lots of A-List stars, who all stand out for their Oscar-nominated performances. Snakkle tracked down the pre-fame photos of many of the 2013 Academy Awards nominees as we lead up to the show, but can you guess the famous actors or actress, before the fame?

This year’s Oscars seem to be all about The Artist. It feels like it has already won, even though the nominations were just announced. The film picked up 10 nominations, just one shy of Hugo. But let’s take a look back at some of the other nominations for the top movies and performances of 2011.